Prediction Cuiabá vs CRB 2025 – Betting Tips for the Serie B on 08/09/2025

Stakes, form and the setting in Cuiabá

Cuiabá return to Arena Pantanal on 8 September with an opportunity to build on a patchy but stubborn run of results. The home side sit ninth with 34 points from 24 games and a fairly balanced goal record — 29 scored and 29 conceded — and their recent sequence reads like the tale of a team that refuses to lose momentum outright: a mix of draws and narrow wins peppered by the odd reverse. Their last outing produced an entertaining 2-2 comeback draw with Ferroviária, a match that underlined both attacking trust and defensive vulnerability. The Arena Pantanal, in front of nearly 43,000-capacity surroundings, promises a lively atmosphere and a home side keen to tilt the fine margins in their favour.

CRB arrive on the back of a morale-boosting 2-0 victory over Paysandu and sit tantalisingly close in the table, seventh with the same 34 points but a slightly different profile. Away from home the numbers are less flattering: CRB have netted just 10 away goals while shipping 17 on the road, a contrast with their much tighter home defensive record. Their recent form is streaky — flashes of back-to-back wins negated by rough patches — but they arrive with nine clean sheets across the campaign, showing they can be stubborn when organised.

Referee Kleber Ariel Gonçalves da Silva will take charge, and the two clubs carry memories from their earlier meeting this season, which finished 1-1 in May. That draw is a useful reminder that these teams can cancel each other out while still producing moments of quality.

Why goals look likely in Cuiabá vs CRB

On paper this is a close fixture, and the market reflects that: bookmakers price a home win at 2.05, a draw at 3.00 and the away win at 3.95 — a clear nod to a tight contest with the home side marginal favourites. Digging into the stats, however, nudges the argument towards scoring action at both ends. Cuiabá’s home goal tally (19) shows they are more dangerous on familiar turf, while CRB’s away profile suggests susceptibility — 17 goals conceded on the road is significant. Crucially, the BTTS indicators point toward both teams finding the net: Cuiabá’s matches show BTTS in 50% of home games, while CRB’s away fixtures see an eye-catching 77.78% BTTS rate. Their most recent head-to-head ended 1-1, and Cuiabá’s recent 2-2 and 2-2 results underline a willingness to trade blows.

Betting suggestion

Goal market — Both Teams to Score: Yes. Backing BTTS looks the strongest play here. The data shows a pronounced tendency for both sides to score when CRB travel and Cuiabá’s home goal threat combined with some defensive inconsistency makes a mutual goals outcome the likeliest scenario. Stake with moderation and consider the home win market as a secondary option for those favoring a single-match winner, but the clearest edge from the available data is BTTS — Yes.